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Do not forget that a balanced ration for all the young ani- 

 mals and for the milch cows will insure a proper development in 

 the growth of the animals and a larger milk supply. 



FEBRUARY 1-15 



Begin harnessing and hitching the colts you expect to use in 

 the season's work. It is advisable to use kindness but firmness 

 in all dealings in the breaking of the colts, and they should be 

 thoroughly broken before the active farm work begins. 



Take an inventory of the stock, tools, grain, etc., on the 

 farm. 



Begin the testing of your seed corn and save nothing for 

 planting except ears that show a perfect germination. It is well 

 to use no less than six kernels from each ear. 



Carefully plan your season's work, for the careful planning 

 and the execution of definite systems of rotation mean greater 

 profits. 



Do not neglect a continuation of colt-breaking, since the 

 continued driving and handling of the animals will aid in the 

 amount of work secured from them during the coming season. 



FEBRUARY 15-28 



Be sure that the seed corn test is completed and that you 

 have a larger amount of seed corn carefully selected than you 

 will need for your season's planting. It is well to fan and 

 grade the seed oats at this time. 



The farm machinery should be examined. Any repairs 

 needed should be made. It is well to have the discs and plows 

 sharpened, while if the cultivator shovels are blunted and dull, 

 now is the time to take them to the shop for correction. 



Do not start in the season's work with the harness in poor 

 repair. A careful inspection of the harness, followed by re- 

 pairs wherever needed and by careful washing and oiling, will 

 add much to the life of the harness and the efficiency of the' 

 work during the season. 



MARCH 1-15 



Finish the testing of the seed corn if not already done. Be 

 sure to clean and grade the oats, which may now be treated for 

 smut. The formalin treatment is most effective and most easily 

 applied. Provide the clover seed that you expect to sow in your 

 rotation. If wheat has been seeded, it will be well to examine it 

 occasionally to enable you to sow the clover at the most opportune 

 time. 



